Name
Valentinus, priest and martyr of Rome, buried on the via Flaminia
Saint ID
S00433
Number in BH
BHL 5543/5543a, 8463-8466
Reported Death Not Before
250
Reported Death Not After
312
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Martyrs, Lesser clergy
| ID | Title | E00633 | The Notitia ecclesiarum urbis Romae, a guide to saints' graves around Rome, lists those on the via Flaminia, north of the city. Written in Latin in Rome, 625/649. | E01629 | The short Life of *Theodorus (bishop of Rome, ob. 649, S00856) in the Liber Pontificalis, written in Latin in Rome soon after his death, records his transfer of the bodies of *Primus and Felicianus (martyrs of Rome, S00855) from the via Nomentana outside Rome to the intramural church of *Stephen (the First Martyr, S00030), and his gifts there; the building of a church of *Valentinus (priest and martyr of Rome, S00433) on the via Flaminia to the north of Rome; and oratories dedicated to *Sebastianus (martyr of Rome, S00400) at the Lateran, and *Euplus (martyr of Catania, S00207) outside the gate of St *Paul (the Apostle, S00008). It also refers to the church of *Mary (Mother of Christ, S00033) 'at the Crib' [= S. Maria Maggiore], and to Theodorus' burial at St. *Peter's (the Apostle, S00036) on 14 May. | E01698 | The short Life of *Benedict II (bishop of Rome, ob. 685, S00887) in the Liber Pontificalis, written in Latin in Rome soon after his death, names his refurbishments at, and offerings to, churches of *Peter (the Apostle, S00036), *Laurence (deacon and martyr of Rome, S00037), *Valentinus (priest and martyr of Rome, S00443), and *Mary (Mother of Christ, S00033), in and around Rome; names the feast of Valentinus; and mentions Benedict's burial at the church of *Peter (the Apostle, S00036) on 8 May. | E02093 | The Latin Martyrdom of *Marius, Martha, Audifax and Abacuc of Persia (martyrs of the via Cornelia near Rome, S01163) and of *Valentinus (priest and martyr of Rome, S00433) narrates how Marius and his family travelled from Persia to Rome; their care for persecuted Christians and for the burial of martyrs, in particular *Blastus (martyr of Rome, buried on the via Salaria vetus, S00476) in a crypt on the via Salaria, and *Cyrinus/Quirinus (martyr of Rome, S01551) in a crypt in the cemetery of Pontianus (on the via Portuensis); the trial of the priest Valentinus and his conversion of the princeps *Asterius (martyr of Ostia, S01550) and all his household; the latter's arrest, martyrdom and burial at Ostia, where a church is built; Valentinus’ martyrdom and burial on the via Flaminia; the martyrdom of Marius and his family on the via Cornelia, and their burial. Miracles abound up to this day at the burial places of the martyrs. Written probably in the diocese of Silva Candida near Rome, probably no later than the 6th c. | E02493 | The Latin Martyrdom of *Euticius (priest and martyr of Ferento, S01228) narrates Euticius’ celebration of liturgy at the tomb of the martyrs *Gratilianus and Felicissima (martyrs of Faleri, S01477), his arrest, tortures endured and death, and his burial by the bishop Dionysius in a crypt fifteen miles outside Ferento (near Viterbo, north of Rome), where later, according to an appendix, a church with a miraculous spring is built. Written presumably in the region of Ferento, at an uncertain date between the 6th and the 9th c. | E02517 | The Latin Martyrdom of *Valentinus (bishop and martyr of Terni, S00434) narrates the healing in Rome by Valentinus, bishop of Terni (central Italy), of the son of an orator called Crato; the conversion of Crato and all his household, together with his Greek students *Proculus, Ephebus and Apollonius (martyrs of Terni, 001549); Valentinus’ arrest, beating and beheading; his burial near Terni in a tomb provided by Proculus, Ephebus and Apollonius; their arrest, beheading and burial next to Valentinus. Written perhaps in Terni, at an uncertain date, by the early 8th c. at the latest. | E05525 | Bede, in his Martyrology, records the feast on 14 February at Rome of *Valentinus (priest and martyr of Rome, buried on the via Flaminia, S00433). Written in Latin at Wearmouth-Jarrow (north-east Britain), 725/731. | E05852 | The Calendar of Willibrord, in its earliest version, records the feasts of various saints in February. Written in Latin at Echternach, Frisia (north-east Gaul), 703/710. | E06992 | The De Locis Sanctis, a guide to the graves of the martyrs around Rome, lists those on the via Appia, south of the city. Written in Latin in Rome, 642/683. | E07000 | The De Locis Sanctis, a guide to the graves of the martyrs around Rome, lists those on the via Flaminia, north of the city. Written in Latin in Rome, 642/683. | E07885 | The Itinerarium Malmesburiense, a guide to saints' graves around and within Rome, lists those outside the porta Flaminia (now called saint Valentinus' gate) on the via Flaminia, north of the city. Written in Latin in Rome, 642/683. | E08487 | Venantius Fortunatus, at the end of his verse Life of St Martin (4.644-8), sends the personified book on a pilgrimage, from Poitiers to the poet's home city of Ravenna, venerating various saints along the way; its sixth such stop is at shrine in the Alps of a *Valentinus (perhaps Valentinus of Passau, S03028). Written in Latin in Poitiers (north-west Gaul), 573/576. |
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